Genealogy Chat

And there I was about to express scorn at the comments from the cheap seats ... and it turned out to be the cheap seat. ;)

There's a famous case of this. John Lott, an actual academic in the US, publishes awful stuff supposedly proving how much better life would be if everybody had a gun in their pocket at all times. A former student of his named Mary Rosh started posting on discussion boards heaping praise on him as the best teacher she'd ever had, yada yada. You know what's coming.

http://www.whoismaryrosh.com/

Anyhow, can I take this opportunity (as long as we're all preaching to the converted as usual) to tout my collection of helpful posting tips?

Go to Trying to Find
In the box for "filter this board by surname", put POSTING TIPS
Enjoy

I've collected them from a lot of posts put on various boards so that once in a while we can bump them up on TTF and somebody might see them.

Reggie, I'll turn yours into a thread there too sometime soon, and include a couple of the useful urls you so shamefully didn't put in your thread here. ;)

Further sound advise

Don't post a thread & then disappear for 2 days, you may find the answer has been deleted by then!

(yes it was a very good laugh, I could hardly type at the time)

it does provide a laugh doesn't it?!!

oh I missed this one yesterday...thanks for nudging it Sylvia !
Sound advise from Reggie (as always) and I needed a good laugh before bed lol

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Oh Kim, that is so sad. I hope the lady in question is faring well in her research.

I don't think Reggie is saying waste money or struggle unnecessarily. After all that's what this board is for to help. These are just a few pointers in the right direction,

I would just like to add, that Reg has helped me many, times with things I been STUCK with, and I have taken the advice to go to I.G.I, familysearch and freebmd, if it wasn't for Reg I wouldn't have known they existed.

SO REG THANKYOU

Regards

Amber x x

Reggie , I agree 100 per cent but having come across a lady on here who did put up a request on tips , the following should be taken into account ..
This lady was a pensioner , before she decided to ask the question on here she had spent over £40.00 on credits trying to "find the information herself".Money she could ill afford .
She did not subscribe to ancestry , so I found the information for her. her £40.00 worth of credits she spent took me approx 20 mins to find on Ancestry.. another 20 mins answered her question .She is now a member of Ancestry ...
Kim

Good advice Reggie...............and thankyou for all the look ups you have done for me on the census years

I notice that KITCH/Jok doesn't have the bottle to come back to the thread and own up!!!

Kath. x

Maureen - that's why I think it should be nudged now and then because of the initial advice. :-))

Judith - forgot to say, thank you for your input as well. Sorry, meant to have said that earlier! :-))

I think Reggie will be disappointed to see this thread when she returns to it.

Maureen

Nudged, as the thread posting is great advice.

Jok

Request review
Today at 19:11
There are obviously 2 Josephines reading this,why should a person want to change there nick name ?


The name might of changed but your membership number doesn't..7938613

Reg and Keith, timely advice and help for members who aren't sure what course to take, and thank you for that.
No way could the first posting be taken as criticism!
:-))

I think the advise is to ,read ,read and read,the first steps and guides , into discovering your family history,,,,,,,,,,there are many books/ sites which will guide you where ,what and how&,pitfalls,,,,subscribe to one of the family research magazines that are published monthy...go join your local family history group even if its not your ancestors area,,here you will be advised your first steps,,,,then use this site when you have a little more insight,

WDYTYA,,,,,,needs ignoring,,,this is all done pre -search by professional researchers,,,,,who have many years experience,,,,

Reggie all I can say the millions that voted for you seem to think your more than helpful......~~~~~


PMSL.....

I have seen that done before ... :-)

Good advice by Reg with follow up lead to the sites by Keith - thank you both.

Just a short sorry to Reggie, as this has spoiled his thread a bit :o((

However I promise to mop up all the remains of the shared laughter left on this thread :o))

Thanks again Reggie, your info is welcomed by the majority :o))